Monica Ratliff

LA Unified School Board

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Newest member of the LA Unified School Board; attorney and former fifth grade teacher

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Monica Ratliff is a fifth grade teacher who, with a $50,000 campaign, beat overwhelming odds and defeated Eli Broad, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the "reform movement" and its $2…

The School Board Member Who Wasn't Supposed to Win

Monica Ratliff is a fifth grade teacher who, with a $50,000 campaign, beat overwhelming odds and defeated Eli Broad, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the "reform movement" and its $2…

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